Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Mattermost (CVE-2023-45316)
Summary
Vulnerability in Mattermost (CVE-2023-45316). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Mattermost fails to validate if a relative path is passed in /plugins/playbooks/api/v0/telemetry/run/ as a telemetry run ID, allowing an attacker to use a path traversal payload that points to a different endpoint leading to a CSRF attack.
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-45316 has been found in Mattermost.
Data can be tampered with by attackers.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Mattermost CVE-2023-45316" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2023-45316 (Mattermost) — CWE-352
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable)
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
CSRF (CWE-352) exists in Mattermost.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Mattermost.
Severity: ?. Data can be tampered with by attackers.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Mattermost' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Mattermost' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Mattermostを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- web mattermost.com